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Wedding Pictures/Timeline

georgiagirl515georgiagirl515 member
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I recently got engaged....3 days ago :) and I'm just trying to wrap my head around all of the planning that needs to be done.   I am playing around with the idea of a venue in the town where we live that would host both the wedding and the reception.  It's a beautiful location, but I'm not sure that I would like all of my wedding pictures taken there.  

That being said.  Would it be appropriate to leave the wedding/reception site during the cocktail hour to go take pictures at another location?  THANKS in advance!
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Re: Wedding Pictures/Timeline

  • southernbelle0915southernbelle0915 mod
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    First of all, congrats! 

    Gaps are usually looked down upon, but if you're providing a cocktail hour I think it's fine. First looks are also becoming more common and if you do that you can just head to cocktail hour/reception with everyone else.

    Honestly, if you're only 3 days in, take at least a week or two to reflect with your FI on this new journey before you get too deep in the planning weeds. Good luck to you! 

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  • misshart00misshart00 member
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    That's fine. Just make sure you're back in time for the reception. Don't make guests wait several hours to eat. If you want to go to multiple locations that will take awhile, I recommend a first look.
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  • Bel831Bel831
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    I took 'wedding' photos for a friend the day before her wedding so she could have photos from all around the grounds of the LDS Temple where she would be getting married. It was a nice day, just her and her FI in their wedding outfits, and no big group of folks waiting on us so we could take our time. It's non-traditional, but gives you the satisfaction of having photos in all of the locations you want, and alleviates that gap and disgruntled guests you may have if you tried to leave your own wedding.
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  • 32daisies32daisies member
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    Congrats on your engagement, yay!

    @southernbelle0915 had great advice. Take deep breaths and enjoy being engaged. :) Planning can be overwhelming. I've felt like I was in the weeds more than once. My FI is a big planner, so that helps. 

    Look at a couple of other venues, even if you think you want that one. It might give you more ideas. Also, think about taking pictures beforehand. We're happy about our decision to do that -- I know I'm going to be nervous before the ceremony and, yay, my FI will be right with me to hold my hand! But that's just us. We didn't want to miss our cocktail hour -- we're greedy for fun time with our guests -- but you could easily do pictures at the venue, during yours.

    Congrats again! 
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  • georgiagirl515georgiagirl515 member
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    Thanks for the congratulations ladies!!  I actually had to look up what a first look was...but good old Google helped me out.  My cousins actually did this for there wedding and it seemed to help with the picture time for getting to the reception at a decent hour.

    I just spoke with the future Mr. and he said he wants to stay traditional and wait to see me walking down the aisle.  BUT thank you so much for the advice and I will definitely keep things light and fluffy for a few weeks :)
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  • Teddy917Teddy917 member
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    @Bel831 which temple?
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